Huntsville gazette., 1887-08-20
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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on the 18th to Miss Ida Sennett, much to
the chagrin of the bridegroom's grown
| children.
THE directors of the Boston Base Ball
| Club promise to reward their players, in
the event of their winning the pennant,
with a gold metal to each man of the
| team.
EX-SENATOR THURMAN. OF Ohio, has
been spending a day or two at Oak View,
| the guest of the President.
| A COMPANY is said to have been formed
of English capitalists to buy the famous
| Real Del Monte mines in Mexico. The
price to be paid is stated to be from 81
100000 to $5,000,000.
| TEEMER defeated Hanlan at Toronto OH
| the 18th. The race was three miles, with
| turn, and Notwithstanding Teemer was
fouled by a yacht, lie won without any
very serious effort.
SAM JONES opened ten days series of
meetings at Round Lake, N. Y, on the
18th before large audience. Heis assisted
| by Sam Small.
THE steamship Etruria, which arrived in
| New York on the 18th from Liverpool,
made the passage in six days, four hours
and fifty-seven minutes, or within an hour
of the Umbria's champion record.
JUDGE JOSIAH H. GORDON, one of Alle-
gheny County's (Md.) leading citizens,
| dropped dead on the 18th, at Cumberland,
of apoplexy.
| PRINCE FERDINAND arrived at Tirnova
on the night of the 18th, and on the 18th
attended Te Deum in the cathedral,
afterwards proceeding to the hall of the
Sobranje, where the oath was admins
! tered to him as Prince of Bulgaria.
EX-UNITED STATES SENATOR SARGENT
died at San Francisco on the 18th.
LIPsKI, the condemned Jew at London,
has been granted weeks reprieve by the
Queen.
Mr.. TRENHOLM, Comptroller of the Cur-
rency, gives some remarkable facts show
ing the growth OF the National banking
system in the West and South under the
present Administration.
A MONSTER socialistic demonstration was
held in Trafalgar square, London, on the
18th, at which the police were vigorously
denounced.
A wELL-DRESSED woman and her maid
have been arrested at Cowes, Isle of
Wight, with forty pounds OF dangerous
explosives on them.
Mr.. WHITNEY. who has long filled the
position of chief draughtsman of the
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| partment, has been dismissed. His sue
cessor has not been announced.
Two Canadian steamers, the Hastings
and the Kathleen, were seized by the
eustom-house officials at Charlotte, N. Y,
on the 14th. The seizure was made on the
grounds that neither of the boats had been
inspected by United States inspectors.
The Inspector general Of steamboats,, j. A.
Dumont, was present and the seizures were
made under his direction.
A STATEMENT prepared at the Treasury
Department to show the status of the
three per cent loan makes the following
exhibit Total amount OF the loan, $780,
5SI, $50: redeemed under calls, $239, 40, go;
purchased, 50 b., 3D. $50; called and outstand-
ing, $2,7S3,l51.
ENGLAND, Austria and Italy are report
ed to have sent Turkey an identical note
declaring that they consider the election
OF Prince Ferdinand legal. 1t is reported
that Turkeys attitude is becoming more
friendly.
COMMISSIONER WALKER viii probably
visit Judge Schoonmaker in the Adiron-
dacks shortly. The Interstate Commits
sion will come together again on Septem-
Der ], at Rutland, VT, from whence they
will go to Chicago, as it is thought best
that they should visit all important Sec
tions of the country.
THE treasurer having accumulated a
supply Of 81 and - silver certificates,
sufficient to meet the current heavy de-
mand, has arranged for the prompt de-
livery of these notes TO banks, bankers and
others making the required deposit. The
issue of these notes has been suspended
since May last.
THE Cincinnati Coopers' Union has
formally seeded from the Knights Of
Labor.
The Labrador fisheries are q total fail
ure this year.
JoHN HARDY, who was shot by Consta-
BILE Potts at Des Moines, Ia, is not expected
to recover.
THE Scotch yacht Thistle was sighted
on the 9th inst. by the British steamer
Annie.
SECRETARY LAMAR restores the Atlantic
& Pacific indemnity lands to the public do
main.
A GREAT conf1agration occurred on the
10th at Scutari, opposite Constantlnople,
1900 buildings being destroyed.
NEW YORK sugar dealers are excited
over the Importation of Hawaiian sugar
free of duty.
after swindling his friends extensively by
forgery has decamped.
Drummer. Gladstonian, has been elected
to Parliament for the Northwich division of
Cheshire, over Verdin. Liberal Unionist.
Ir is said that the Toledo, Peoria &
Western railway will try to raise money
to pay damages arising from the wreck at
Chatsworth, and avoid litigation and
costs.
INVITATIONS have been issued to the BAN
quet of medical editors at Washington,
D. c., during the coming International
Medical congress.
The Department of State has no con-
firmation of the story concerning the sink
inc of an American fishing vessel by
Canadian cruiser, and the report is dis
credited.
JOHN w. MACKAY arrived at San Fran
cisco on the 10th, and left Immediately for
Menlo Park to meet his partner, ). Z.
Flood, who is lying i'll at that place.
CHARLES CLERGY, a young cooper, com
uitted suicide at lAt. Vernon, Ind, on the
18th, by taking fifteen grains of morphine.